World Literature Today

Remembering Carlos Fuentes, 1983 Puterbaugh Fellow

Carlos Fuentes, who died Tuesday at the age of 83, was one of Mexico's most discussed and prolific writers.

Interview: "Writing from the Gaps," Julia Franck

The novels of Julia Franck (b. 1970, East Berlin) draw on German literary tradition to explore the interconnection of private lives and public histories.

"London and the Grotesque" by Tessa Ditner

Is this a revival of a Dickensian past, Johnny Depp style, or are we creating a new carnivalesque?

"Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here" by Persis M. Karim

Responding to the March 2007 car-bomb suicide attack, artists from all over the world have come to share a sense of solidarity and ownership in a project that refuses to let that day ever be forgotten.

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350th Issue Readers' Choice Poll is Open for Voting

The polls are now open!

350th Issue: Vote for WLT's Best Writers

To celebrate WLT's 350th issue, we’ve come up with a shortlist of our own favorite pieces that have appeared in the pages of WLT over the past ten years. Now, it's up to you.

Read and vote for your favorites from the shortlist below. Voting is open until May 31, 2012, and the finalists will be announced in our July 2012 issue.

If your top choices match any of the eventual winners in each category, you’ll automatically be entered into a drawing to win one of five free one-year subscriptions to WLT.

What to Read Now: Syria

Nikolaos van Dam

Combining memoir, history, and political analysis, Nikolaos van Dam’s recommended books both bring to life the day-to-day struggles of a single family and provide broader insight into Syria today.